POMANJKANJE ZDRAVSTVENEGA KADRA IN PRIZNAVANJE POKLICNIH KVALIFIKACIJ V ZDRAVSTVENI DEJAVNOSTI

Sadič, Žana (author), Nikolić, Bruno (mentor)

Pomanjkanje zdravstvenega kadra predstavlja eno resnejših strukturnih težav slovenskega zdravstvenega sistema. Eden izmed kazalnikov pomanjkanja je število zdravstvenih delavcev v primerjavi z ostalimi državami. Po podatkih Eurostata se Slovenija uvršča med države članice Evropske unije z najnižjim številom zdravnikov, diplomiranih medicinskih sester in magistrov farmacije na 100.000 prebivalcev. Slovenija je od leta 2022 sprejela pomembne strateške in zakonodajne ukrepe za reševanje kadrovske problematike. Pomemben ukrep na področju pridobivanja tujega zdravstvenega kadra predstavlja Zakona o priznavanju poklicnih kvalifikacij v zdravstveni dejavnosti, ki je vzpostavil enoten sistem priznavanja tujih poklicnih kvalifikacij za vse regulirane zdravstvene poklice. Med pomembnejšimi novostmi so demonstracijski posegi, usposabljanje, možnost ponudbe za delo za vse regulirane poklice v zdravstvu, ukinitev predhodno zahtevanega jezikovnega pogoja in mnenja o izobraževanju. Magistrsko delo proučuje položaj Slovenije na področju pomanjkanja zdravstvenega kadra, s poudarkom na prenovi sistema priznavanja poklicnih kvalifikacij iz tujine. Glavni cilj je ovrednotiti normativne in procesne spremembe nove ureditve, njene zgodnje učinke ter potencial za izboljšanje postopkov priznavanja poklicnih kvalifikacij. Raziskava temelji na deskriptivni metodi, metodi vsebinske analize, sinteze in kompilacije, analizi sekundarnih virov, primerjalni analizi in normativni metodi. Magistrsko delo zajema tudi analizo ukrepov Švedske in Litve na področju pomanjkanja zdravstvenega kadra ter prepoznavanje morebitnih dobrih praks, ki bi se lahko prenesle v slovenski zdravstveni sistem. Kot potencialno prenosljiva ukrepa sta finančne regionalne spodbude ter vzpostavitev enotnega informacijskega sistema, ki bi na enem mestu integriral vse trenutne baze podatkov ter omogočil preglednejše kadrovsko načrtovanje.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: pomanjkanje zdravstvenega kadra, slovenski zdravstveni sistem, priznavanje poklicnih kvalifikacij, ZPPKZD, Švedska, Litva
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration
• Year: 2026
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-189304
• Publication date in RUL: 02.10.2026

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL AND RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE

Abstract

The shortage of healthcare personnel is one of the most serious structural problems facing the Slovenian healthcare system. One indicator of this shortage is the number of healthcare workers compared to other countries. According to Eurostat data, Slovenia ranks among the European Union member states with the lowest number of physicians, registered nurses, and master’s degree holders in pharmacy per 100,000 inhabitants. Since 2022, Slovenia has adopted significant strategic and legislative measures to address staffing issues. A significant measure in the area of recruiting foreign healthcare personnel is the Act on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications in Healthcare, which established a unified system for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications for all regulated healthcare professions. Among the most significant changes are demonstration procedures, training, the possibility of job offers for all regulated healthcare professions, the elimination of the previously required language proficiency requirement and educational assessment. This master’s thesis examines Slovenia’s situation regarding the shortage of healthcare personnel, with an emphasis on the reform of the system for recognizing foreign professional qualifications. The main objective is to evaluate the normative and procedural changes introduced by the new regulations, their early effects, and the potential for improving the procedures for recognizing professional qualifications. The study is based on descriptive methods, content analysis, synthesis and compilation, analysis of secondary sources, comparative analysis, and normative methods. The master's thesis also includes an analysis of measures taken by Sweden and Lithuania to address the shortage of healthcare personnel and identifies potential best practices that could be adopted by the Slovenian healthcare system. Two measures that could potentially be replicated are regional financial incentives and the establishment of a unified information system that would integrate all current databases into a single platform and enable more transparent workforce planning.

• Keywords: healthcare workforce shortage, Slovenian healthcare system, recognition of professional qualifications, ZPPKZD, Sweden, Lithuania